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Miss Earth 2016

Miss Earth 2016
Date 29 October 2016
Presenters Marc Saw Nelson, Rovilson Fernandez
Entertainment 4th Impact
Venue Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster Star World, The Filipino Channel, ABS CBN, Rappler, Canal Uno, SCCN Channel 17
Entrants 83 delegates
Placements 16
Debuts Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine
Withdrawals Armenia, Aruba, Costa Rica, Crimea, DR Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Germany, Honduras, Ireland, Kosovo, New Caledonia, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey
Returns Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, Haiti, Macau, Moldova, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Winner Katherine Espín
 Ecuador
Congeniality  Bahamas Candisha Rolle
Best National Costume  England Luissa Burton
 Mexico Itzel Astudillo
 Thailand Atcharee Buakhiao
 Uganda Priscilla Achieng
Photogenic  Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em

Miss Earth 2016, the 16th Miss Earth pageant, was held on 29 October 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 83 delegates from different countries and territories competed for this year's prestigious and coveted beauty title with the theme "Empowered to make a Change."

Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2015 of the Philippines, crowned her successor Katherine Espín of Ecuador as Miss Earth 2016, getting Ecuador's second Miss Earth crown after its victory in 2011.

This year's edition also features the newly polished and modified crown created by Florida-based jeweler, Ramona Haar. The crown's original design from the 2009 edition of the pageant to enhance the crown's general appearance and to have an intimate fit to the head of the winner. The confirmation was announced by Miss Earth Organization through their official Facebook account on 30 June 2016.

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Final Question: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is a historic international deal that seeks to limit Global Warming to below 1.5°C. If you were elected as Miss Earth 2016, what would be your program to protect Mother Earth from Climate Change?

World-renowned green activist and co-founder of Maleki GmbH in 2007, a company which produces low-emission construction materials and energy-saving solutions.

Motivational speaker.

President of ALV Talent Circuit, a talent management company.

Miss Earth 2014 from the Philippines.


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